Libyan fighters

Getty Images

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters use a Russian-built 130 mm cannon to shell Sirte from the city's eastern edge to target what they said were buildings where loyalists were holed up. Fighters for Libya's new rulers have been forced to regroup on the edge of Sirte, after pro-Kadhafi snipers halted a two-week old assault on the ousted despot's hometown.

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters use a Russian-built 130 mm cannon to shell Sirte from the city's eastern edge to target what they said were buildings where loyalists were holed up. Fighters for Libya's new rulers have been forced to regroup on the edge of Sirte, after pro-Kadhafi snipers halted a two-week old assault on the ousted despot's hometown. (Getty Images)

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters use a Russian-built 130 mm cannon to shell Sirte from the city's eastern edge to target what they said were buildings where loyalists were holed up. Fighters for Libya's new rulers have been forced to regroup on the edge of Sirte, after pro-Kadhafi snipers halted a two-week old assault on the ousted despot's hometown.